A giant hydronephrosis disguised as abdominal obesity.

Abdominal obesity is common in clinical practice. However, it is important to rule out other causes of abdominal distension. We are reporting a case of giant hydronephrosis misdiagnosed as abdominal obesity for a long time.

Impact of dialysis practice patterns on outcomes in acute kidney injury in Intensive Care Unit.

Aim: Recent advances in dialysis therapy have made an impact on the clinical practice of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in acute kidney injury (AKI) in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). We studied the impact of RRT practice changes on outcomes in AKI in ICU over a period of 8 years.

Subjects And Methods: AKI patients requiring RRT in ICU referred to a nephrologist during two different periods (period-1: Between May 2004 and May 2007, n = 69; period-2: Between August 2008 and May 2011, n = 93) were studied.